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Modellers Without Borders (MWB) will provide value to its subscribers and stakeholders by curating, organizing, creating, and recommending content related to modelling techniques and modelling products. MWB’s recommendation will serve as an endorsement of the quality and veracity of content created by others.
This work will be the responsibility of the Content Curation Team. That team will consist of a Librarian and Curators who will curate content to meet the needs of MWB subscribers and the modelling community. These positions are expected to be a part time, volunteer positions. Current time obligations are less than 3 hours per week, but we expect this to expand during 2025 as we develop MWB’s Educational Services. Once stable these positions should only require 1-4 hours per week. These positions will report MWB’s Vice President for Education and Outreach. If you are interested in one of these position, or have questions regarding details, please send your resume and contact information to dana.mathes@modellers.org.
| Job Title: | Librarian |
| Job Description: | This position reports to the MWB Vice President for Education & Outreach. This person maintains the library of MWB-approved electronic content products and a listing of non-electronic items. This person will act as the web master/editor for the education portion(s) of the MWB website(s). |
| Specific Responsibilities: | As a member of the Content Curation Team, establish and maintain standards of excellence for MWB-approved content and production quality. Create and manage the IT tools as needed to provide user-friendly access to the approved modelling content. This will be done within all pertinent copyright laws and in partnership with the content creators. Organize and maintain MWB-approved content in an orderly and easily searchable fashion. Manage language and translation issues. Initially these educational products will be offered only in English. As MWB grows, allowance for curation by language may become necessary. |
| Qualifications: | Experience with product cataloguing, library/museum systems, and/or quality management systems is recommended. Knowledge of modelling techniques, tools, and supplies is mandatory. Experience with web site management is mandatory. |
4 responses to “Librarian”
Ow, I am sorry I did not read properly. Unfortunately I was not able to visit the SMC this year, so I did not meet Rob, Bruce or Tim. I will be there next year though!
Hi Dana,
thank you for your positive reply, yes I also think I will fit in 🙂
No I do not know the mentioned names. Strangely they are all sounding English and I would expect Dutch names (?)Since I am a member of IPMS Nederland for more then 50 years I know a lot of people, besides I am well informed in the Dutch modelling society.
Please do not hesitate to contavct me for info, I am certainly interested to see what I can do for MWB in the Netherlands!
regards Fred
Hi,
I am intested in the option of Librarian as a volunteer.
I have been a free lance defence journalist, editor in chief of IPMS Nederland for about 15 years, member of the board for a number of years. Now I am operating as a free lance reviewer for several organisations on modelling.I am an active modeller myself and operate a website, which I am presently building . I own a vast library of digital publications which I am documenting at this moment.
Fred,
Fred, Thanks for your interest in the Librarian role. These librarian and curation postings will be up until sometime early in 2025. Based on the responses, we will organize the Content Curation Team. Your experience and interest seems like a very good fit. We think MWB can provide an important service to the modelling community by making it easier for modellers to find the best content to help them become better modellers. I understand that there may be interest to form an MWB organization in the Netherlands, based on recent dialogs at SMC. Did you happen to meet Rob Booth, Bruce Worrall, or Tim Howard there? More to come. Thanks, Dana Mathes
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